Global Patent Index - EP 1670326 B1

EP 1670326 B1 20070221 - SMOKABLE ROD FOR A CIGARETTE

Title (en)

SMOKABLE ROD FOR A CIGARETTE

Title (de)

RAUCHBARE STANGE FÜR EINE ZIGARETTE

Title (fr)

PARTIE TIGE A FUMER POUR CIGARETTE

Publication

EP 1670326 B1 20070221 (EN)

Application

EP 04789207 A 20040929

Priority

  • US 2004031911 W 20040929
  • US 67490903 A 20030930
  • US 67557703 A 20030930

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005032285A1] A smokable rod (20) for a smoking article (10), such as a cigarette, possesses a co-axial or concentric construction. A longitudinally extending inner core (80) of tobacco cut filler is positioned within a smokable rod (20) . The outer material (70) that circumscribes the inner core in an annular fashion is composed of a tobacco material treated with an optional burn suppressing agent, and the outer material acts as a substrate for an aerosol forming material. A preferred aerosol forming material is glycerin. An outer paper wrapper (60) circumscribes the length of the smokable rod (20), and another paper wrapping material (90) also can circumscribe the inner core material (80). In use, one end of the smokable rod (20) is lit. When the opposite end of the smokable rod (20) is drawn upon, an aerosol composed of tobacco smoke, thermal decomposition products of tobacco, and volatilized aerosol forming material, is provided. Alternatively, a smokable rod can be provided by positioning the tobacco cut filler in the outer annular region (70), and by constructing the inner core portion (80) using the tobacco material treated with aerosol forming material and an optional burn suppressing agent. Alternatively, a smokable rod (20) possesses a single blend of smokable materials; at least a portion the smokable material being a tobacco material carrying a relatively high amount of aerosol forming material; and optionally at least a portion of the smokable material being in intimate contact with a burn suppressing agent. A filtered cigarette can be produced by attaching a filter element (20) to one end of any of those smokable rods.

IPC 8 full level

A23L 1/305 (2006.01); A24D 1/00 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A23L 33/175 (2016.07 - EP); A24D 1/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005032285 A1 20050414; AT E354296 T1 20070315; DE 602004004919 D1 20070405; DE 602004004919 T2 20071108; EP 1670326 A1 20060621; EP 1670326 B1 20070221; ES 2278350 T3 20070801; JP 2007507231 A 20070329; JP 2009254387 A 20091105; JP 4388960 B2 20091224; JP 4943477 B2 20120530

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2004031911 W 20040929; AT 04789207 T 20040929; DE 602004004919 T 20040929; EP 04789207 A 20040929; ES 04789207 T 20040929; JP 2006534050 A 20040929; JP 2009185422 A 20090810